Protective style season is in full swing. Box braids are a no-brainer when it comes to protecting your strands against winter’s harsh temperatures, mainly for their ease and longevity. For many of us, getting our favorite braided style involves several hours in a chair and a triple-digit price tag. However, we’ve noticed and heard more Black women opting to do their own braids.
While we typically leave haircare to professionals, DIY braids are something we can get behind. A search on YouTube for ‘how to do your own box braids’ and it quickly becomes apparent that lots of women are doing this protective style themselves. In many of the videos, women mention the cost savings and having control over the entire process as their main reasons for doing them at home.
Maintaining hair health while wearing protective styles is imperative and being able to fully control the tightness of braids makes this option sounds very attractive. There’s also the impressive bragging right of saying you actually did your braids yourself. To help you start, or consider, the process we’ve rounded-up five YouTube tutorials.
Keep scrolling to see if DIY box braids are for you.
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While braiding hair for several hours is certainly not for everyone, these ladies make it look easy enough to actually consider!